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losing one's bottle

losing one's bottle is the present participle of lose one's bottle.

Meaning of lose one's bottle

Verb

lose one's bottle (third-person singular simple present loses one's bottle, present participle losing one's bottle, simple past and past participle lost one's bottle)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To lose courage and determination.
    • “You'll never lose your bottle for football,” Kate promised him. “No matter how long you'll be out for. Keep the faith, Shaggy. Nothing is set in stone forever. The bloke who nicked the Sea Journey has to be caught.”2005, Forest Jones, The Greatest English Detective Club #1, →ISBN, page 49
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lose, bottle.

Questions about losing one's bottle

What is losing one's bottle the present participle of?
Losing one's bottle is the present participle of lose one's bottle.

Words near losing one's bottle in the dictionary

  1. losing lines
  2. losing no time
  3. losing one's balance
  4. losing one's battle
  5. losing one's bearings
  6. losing one's bottle
  7. losing one's cookies
  8. losing one's cool
  9. losing one's head
  10. losing one's heart
  11. losing one's life

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